I just spent 30 min or so browsing through the original thread. I'll just borrow a gif from that thread to convey what it felt like to simulate the scam unfolding in real time.
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Truth & Trolls |OT| The Brothers Were Right
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New comment from Jessica - Oh, how I would love to feel sorry for these people... if of course, you know, we weren't totally and utterly right and called this shit before it finished.
What is the KS policy for projects which fail or don't fulfil its requirements? At the very least, requirements of kickstarter goodies that some still seem to be missing?
What is the KS policy for projects which fail or don't fulfil its requirements? At the very least, requirements of kickstarter goodies that some still seem to be missing?
Wow, Jessica sounds really entitled. She wants her pledge fulfilled AND she expects to hear back from the project creator?
Geez, the nerve of people. I hope Susan lets her two friends know so that they can bully Jessica and call her an asshole as they did to people like Waqar.
Also,
Geez, the nerve of people. I hope Susan lets her two friends know so that they can bully Jessica and call her an asshole as they did to people like Waqar.
Also,
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
KS makes it clear that they are not responsible, but KS is also owned by Amazon, and I don't see Amazon as being as flighty.
foobarry81
Member
Jessica's right, you know. But she blames the wrong person. Her displeasure should be directed towards you and me, the "trolls".
Had we not caused such a ruckus over nothing, had we not broken Susan's momentum (as she called it) and let her reel in 50,000 free US doubloons, none of this would've happened.
Poor Susan had to spent half of the KS money on koozies now. Shame on us!
foobarry81
Member
Well, look at that... a message from Susan.
I don't think the problem for Kenzie at 16 will be googling herself. Googling her "assistant" though...
I don't think the problem for Kenzie at 16 will be googling herself. Googling her "assistant" though...
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Oh no, not "gun shy"! See what you've done, haters? You've traumatized the poor girl! Now she needs a year of rest before the next Kickstarter!
How...how do people really type like this? It hurts!
I'll say one thing - I certainly don't know how this person amassed such a large fortune. Her work ethic is pathetic. I love how she references an "attack she endured". She's still whining and using that as a shield.
I swear, I don't think I've read anything more aggravating due to their illogical deflections than Susan's comments. She is a childish sociopath, but I think we already established that.
foobarry81
Member
People are lining up to hand her over their wallets, as we've seen with this Kickstarter. So I'm not surprised.
I also think the idea that only hard work will get you loads of money is a bit out of touch with reality at times. There's quite a good deal of people imo, mostly in middle management, that only got there not because their work in lower levels was so great, but because they spend a considerable amount of their 'working hours' on networking.
Once in a while harassing semi-celebrities on Twitter does actually pay off, as long as you keep trying.
I just love how she has a go at Doug, and the comment regarding how the 24k had been used..... what the hell has it been used for?
Laptop was free from Dell, all these trips were paid for or not needed towards the game, she didn't go to any sort of camp, and if I recall some guy worked out the exact costs (higher end costs too not looking around) of all the "swag" stuff, and that barely covered 25% of the 24k.
Sooo what the hell has she spent it on that we should know about, that she hasn't mentioned?
Oh, and love her reference to getting attacked over $800, no you got attacked for being a manipulative sociopath who scammed people out of $24k
*sigh* Okay, rant over
Laptop was free from Dell, all these trips were paid for or not needed towards the game, she didn't go to any sort of camp, and if I recall some guy worked out the exact costs (higher end costs too not looking around) of all the "swag" stuff, and that barely covered 25% of the 24k.
Sooo what the hell has she spent it on that we should know about, that she hasn't mentioned?
Oh, and love her reference to getting attacked over $800, no you got attacked for being a manipulative sociopath who scammed people out of $24k
*sigh* Okay, rant over
foobarry81
Member
foobarry81
Member
Maybe they should do another Kickstarter for the beta portal?
I would support this. Better yet, they should do an IndieGoGo flex funding campaign so that pledges are processed regardless of if she meets the funding goal or not.
foobarry81
Member
Apparently the beta feedback system wasn't the only thing going bust with this beta.
Roland's invite was probably eaten by trolls.
Also, Susan has had a change of heart. Turns out the amassing of as much wealth as possible is not her ultimate life goal!
https://twitter.com/FundHer/status/425219239000043521
Did u know MONEY BAD?
Also, Susan has had a change of heart. Turns out the amassing of as much wealth as possible is not her ultimate life goal!
https://twitter.com/FundHer/status/425219239000043521
Did u know MONEY BAD?
foobarry81
Member
She just wants to join that club of 85...
Also, I thought she was a close friend of Warren Buffett? I guess Warren didn't back Kenzie's project, which made Susan furious.
That last tweet certainly goes against her long-held philosophy.
https://twitter.com/FundHer/status/185350803073155072
FundHer ‏@FundHer
Dream it.See it.Do it. OR Ask.Allow.Receive. pic.twitter.com/ywoSVn99
Then again, $500 million is just chump change to Susan.
NotMyUsername
Member
I'm sorry but that averages to over a trillion a person. I know that's completely bonkers so I did a quick search:
"According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 100 richest people in the world added $241 billion to their combined net worth in 2012, bringing their total stash to a whopping $1.9 trillion."
Am I misreading it or does she seriously believe that figure is correct? I know this is far from the only questionable thing from her but it seemed pretty easy to catch that her figure is completely ridiculous.
And the person she thanks for that information is a TV station meteorologist. Not saying he can't spout off non-weather related facts but seems a curious person to thank as the source of your economic info.
foobarry81
Member
She's probably counting on people not checking whatever figure she throws at them.
I know I didn't, but then I can't take her seriously anyway. It wouldn't surprise me if she just made that figure up to look interesting, much like all the fabricated numbers she provided in her Kickstarter campaign.
I think he's a mentally disturbed individual.
foobarry81
Member
Careful with that... if Susan gets inspired by King.com, she might sue you for using the word "tro..." (I'm not even going to write it down anymore...)
foobarry81
Member
It's real alright... well, not so much for the backers, but hey... who cares?
Since she claimed she got "sidelined by the holidays", another month of hard work on Truth and Trolls beta testing has passed.
foobarry81
Member
No need for that, she will likely try to exploit another trending topic (which will bring along a new group of rabid fans, and another group of tro...erm.. less enthusiastic bystanders). Girls in STEM is só 2013, right?
That muppet Joseph will still support her though.
foobarry81
Member
Poor guy. I guess Susan only had "Keep Up!" T-shirts and koozies readily available in the attic.
I guess Susan's too busy beta testing... she's quickly turning into a code monkey.
I guess Susan's too busy beta testing... she's quickly turning into a code monkey.
Wow, that person sounds really entitled.
Her twitter feed is an amazing stream of nonstop bullshit.
Oh, does anyone know if Susan will be renaming Truth & Trolls to "The Truth & Trolls Saga"? She probably had the 'saga' idea before King.com did.
foobarry81
Member
Indeed, and it's all just so shameless. I wonder if she actually believes all the bs herself (i.e. she's delusional) or it's all intentional, with a hidden agenda, like trying to get into some exclusive entrepreneur club or something (i.e. she's a sociopath). Maybe she just wants her own Susan Wilson movie?
I choose "all of the above".
So, I guess that's it? She put out Philip Tan's beta and most of the backers consider that reward fulfilled? Meanwhile numerous people haven't gotten their 'Keep Up!' apparel (that Susan had leftover from a previous endeavor before this kickstarter), but Susan ignores them.
It's a good thing Susan is still accepting pre-orders of the game (with beta testing!) and selling all the apparel on her website. I'd love to see the web traffic data for truthandtrolls.com - we are probably the only people who check it ever so rarely when this thread gets bumped.
foobarry81
Member
She probably doesn't want to release the swag because "And maybe it's my hang up but I just don't want to release the
Anyway, if she actually plans to put out something else in this "project", it'll probably take a month or 2 more... like March 14th for example?
How likely it is that anyone would ever bump into that website by accident AND decide to give the beta a try based on the info on the site?
https://twitter.com/FundHer/status/432640694302167040
"I'm ur mom and I'm totally not having a conversation with myself."
I'd like to also take this moment to remind people that Susan Wilson raised $25k to use a free piece of software to make an incomplete beta for a very short game. She also got a free laptop and has left many people wondering what happened to their swag. She violated numerous rules of Kickstarter, so they changed their rules to accommodate her.
"I'm ur mom and I'm totally not having a conversation with myself."
I'd like to also take this moment to remind people that Susan Wilson raised $25k to use a free piece of software to make an incomplete beta for a very short game. She also got a free laptop and has left many people wondering what happened to their swag. She violated numerous rules of Kickstarter, so they changed their rules to accommodate her.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
I made it myself guys. Don't steal!!1!!1111
Augemitbutter
Member
holy shit.
foobarry81
Member
I made it myself guys. Don't steal!!1!!1111
Come on! Admit it! Philip Tan made that comic!
(You should start a Kickstarter to get a beta print of your collected works published.)
She's planning a kickstarter to raise enough to get herself a license and go to coding camp.
foobarry81
Member
Some new backer replies. They seem to get somewhat impatient, and feel they were promised stuff.
Both Jessica and Roland nagged about the status of the project before. So maybe Susan should just threaten to pay their money back if they don't have anything positive (like more money) to contribute. With Kenzie being 10 and all...
Both Jessica and Roland nagged about the status of the project before. So maybe Susan should just threaten to pay their money back if they don't have anything positive (like more money) to contribute. With Kenzie being 10 and all...
Jessica about 13 hours ago
I haven't heard anything on the swag since I filled out my form and I'm actually still waiting to be able to finish the game since I couldn't play through due to a bug in the beta....
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
How dare they question Susan? They got exactly what they paid for--a version of the game and a Koozie! I sure don't ask for much more. I got plenty of value from my $5,000 pledge!
10101
Gold Member
Lmao they got what they deserved IMO.
A valuable life lesson
This has been going nearly a year now right? And there is still no deliverable? Such a (bad) joke, I still haven't gotten over that original KS thread, although my bald patches are growing back lol.
foobarry81
Member
This is awesome!
Truth & Trolls got a discount! You can now buy the game for $7.99. Lol, another kick in the nuts to the backers.
http://www.truthandtrolls.com/#!play/c1acn
More so:
So basically they're saying: "Backers, please finish this game for me." I guess Philip Tan is too busy with real work now.
Truth & Trolls got a discount! You can now buy the game for $7.99. Lol, another kick in the nuts to the backers.
http://www.truthandtrolls.com/#!play/c1acn
More so:
So basically they're saying: "Backers, please finish this game for me." I guess Philip Tan is too busy with real work now.
LOL the gift that keeps on giving.
Oh, check out these greedy, impatient backers:
Oh, check out these greedy, impatient backers:
Jessica 3 days ago
I haven't heard anything on the swag since I filled out my form and I'm actually still waiting to be able to finish the game since I couldn't play through due to a bug in the beta....